Inside a giant cavern of the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts, Lin Yi gazed at the delicate, pitiable Elemental Spirit still unconscious in bed, his face full of concern:

"You rest well here."

"When I return someday, I'll take you back to the Elf Race."

Although the Elemental Spirit hadn't awakened yet, after taking the Elf Holy Water, her condition had improved greatly.

At least now her face wasn't as pale as it was initially;

Her attire had also returned to normal, with a light blue dress, looking extraordinarily cute;

Besides that, there's no sign of her waking up.

No one knows what she went through to end up like this.

Katrina mentioned that this Elemental Spirit didn't appear to be affected by any adventurers.

Instead, she seemed to have suffered from some curse-like magic, causing her current unconscious state.

Besides the Great Elder Gamplov of the Elf Race, only Zhang Xinying's contract elf, Elf Queen Betis, could remove this.

Seeing the Elemental Spirit in such a state, there were many things in the Nine Nether Continent waiting for Lin Yi to do, and it wasn't feasible to take her along.

Helpless, Lin Yi could only leave her to recuperate peacefully in the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts.

At least here, he didn't have to worry about her safety, and she wouldn't be disturbed.

However, when Lin Yi came this time, he even moved the bed from the room here.

Otherwise, with the drastic day-night temperature differences in Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts, she might catch something from the cold at night.

After settling the little elf, Lin Yi summoned his combat pet, the Golden Behemoth.

After the Sixth Transformation, the Golden Behemoth had become a fearsome giant.

No longer the adorable state it was in when it just hatched.

After a flash of brilliance, the Golden Behemoth roared with excitement:

"Master!"

It said as it was ready to hug Lin Yi, but Lin Yi stopped it:

"Wait, wait!"

Seeing the pair of hands larger than his whole body, Lin Yi retorted:

"Are you trying to crush your master!"

Golden Behemoth hastily withdrew its hand upon hearing this, scratching its head awkwardly:

"Sorry, Master, I forgot."

Seeing this, Lin Yi couldn't help but chuckle:

"Alright, Little Gold."

"I called you out for a mission this time."

Golden Behemoth's pupils immediately dilated, its face furious:

"Master, did someone bully you?"

"Let me go flatten him!"

"Stop, stop... don't be so excited, listen to me."

Lin Yi pointed to the unconscious little elf on the bed beside:

"From now on, you guard here."

"If she wakes up, find some fruits for her to eat nearby. Wait for my return, okay?"

With the Golden Behemoth already at the level of a twelve-year-old child mentally, it naturally understood Lin Yi's words.

The fearsome big head nodded repeatedly:

"Okay, Master."

"Rest assured that you've left her with Little Gold; I will take good care of my sister."

"Sister?"

Lin Yi glanced back at the little elf on the bed and then burst into laughter:

"Right!"

"From now on, she's your sister."

Upon hearing this, Golden Behemoth jumped with excitement:

"I'll go find something for my sister to eat."

With that, it scampered off towards the cavern's entrance, and Lin Yi didn't stop it.

He believed that with the Golden Behemoth watching over, the Elemental Spirit would be safe.

At this moment, some wild beasts began appearing in the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts, but they were just native beasts at a mere Level 10.

Though Lin Yi didn't know how they formed, he didn't hinder their emergence.

At least with the appearance of birds and beasts, the place seemed more lively.

Unlike the barren and lifeless sight when he first came.

However, Lin Yi didn't know that, not long after he left, the Elemental Spirit on the bed suddenly spoke as if in a Nightmare:

"No, don't go there."

"Don't go there, you'll die."

"You'll die, and the Elf Princess will be saddened."

After these words, her delicate face was once again marked by agony:

"Clan Leader, no... I won't leave you."

"Don't, don't kill me."

"It isn't what you think it is, not... no.... no... no."

Her voice gradually became smaller and finally returned to silence.

...

Deep within the Demon Forest, in a gorge known as the Divine Forbidden Land, a crazed voice suddenly resonated:

"He's here, he's finally here, hahaha~"

"I felt his presence, there's no doubt it's him, it's him."

"Ten thousand years, I've waited a full ten thousand years!"

"Hahahaha~"

"I knew he wouldn't die so easily."

"I gambled correctly, hahahaha~"

With the voice's emergence, the entire gorge trembled, causing the mountains to collapse.

Frightened, a slew of high-ranking demons instinctively soared into the sky; 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

The forest turned into a mad rush of beasts, their roars escalating from near to distant, aiming to flee as quickly as possible.

At the gorge's exit, a filthy silhouette suddenly emerged.

His head almost completely covered by dense hair showed only a pair of deep eyes staring at the gorge.

Important parts of his body were concealed with coarse cloth, with his exposed skin covered in unruly hair.

Nonetheless, it was evident that this was a male.

As the man appeared, the voice in the gorge called out again:

"Beast King, I know you're out there."

"You all forsake your flesh just to seal me here, nearly extinguishing his soul."

"But you didn't anticipate that amidst your efforts to confine me, the item with me preserved my soul."

"Now he is appearing; I know he's here to reclaim what's his."

"This ten thousand year wait tormented me, do you understand?"

"Thankfully, you, a dignified King of the Beast Race, stayed with me, giving me someone to converse with."

"Once I escape, I'll duly 'repay' our 'old grievances,' hahaha~~"

At that moment, the hairy figure suddenly spoke, releasing a hoarse voice:

"Even if he comes, what then?"

"As long as I'm here, I won't let him succeed, abandon that thought."

Upon these words, the entire gorge stilled.

In the next instant, an anguished roar erupted from the gorge:

"Rek'sa, you dare!!!"